Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Benson/wabash Aluminium Flatbed

1TTE532A9J3082149 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenDec 20, 2023
NE
Last seenDec 29, 2025
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1TTE532A9J3082149
Make
Benson/wabash
Model
Aluminium Flatbed
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 26, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1TT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
E532A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
082149

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
BENSON/WABASH

Prefix basis · 895 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Aluminium Flatbed

Prefix basis · 895 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BENSON/WABASH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Aluminium Flatbed

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 20, 2023 – Dec 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 29, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 3525590863891/IL
Dec 26, 2025UTII · Walk-around1OOSSMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 3525590863891ST/IL
Dec 20, 2023NEIII · Driver-only3SUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552863891ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC3525590Dec 26, 2025Dec 29, 20252IL
SUNWAY CARRIERS INC3097552Dec 20, 2023Dec 20, 20231IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
863891ILSMARTWAY EXPRESS INCDec 29, 2025Dec 29, 20251
863891STILSMARTWAY EXPRESS INCDec 26, 2025Dec 26, 20251
863891STILSUNWAY CARRIERS INCDec 20, 2023Dec 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026